British Canoeing Awarding Body Sea Kayaking safety Awards

BECOME A SAFETY-CONSCIOUS PADDLER

Develop your sea kayak safety and rescue skills on the Pembrokeshire Coast

Pembrokeshire’s wild coastline offers a remarkable variety of marine environments and dynamic weather conditions, making it the perfect outdoor classroom to develop your technical paddling ability, adaptability, responsiveness and decision making at sea with a view to becoming competent, safety-conscious paddler. With expert guidance, these courses cover a wide scope of material to ensure you have the tools to calmly navigate commonly arising scenarios, effectively perform rescues and plan safe, viable sea kayaking journeys. 

BCAB INLAND OPEN WATER SAFETY AND RESCUE

7 modules designed to equip students with strategies to deal with scenarios likely to occur in inland open water locations. Can be taken in a range of crafts.

BCAB SEA KAYAK SAFETY AND RESCUE

An in-depth immersive safety and rescue course designed to equip students with the knowledge and practical skills to navigate a range of scenarios likely to occur in the marine environment.

Why take a BCAB SAFETY Award?

Expert Local Guides

The BCAB Safety Awards (previously British Canoeing) are widely applicable courses for anyone wanting to know how to stay out of trouble at sea and keep themselves and those around them safe in a variety of situations. 

You may be working towards taking a BCAB Leadership Award and are required to undertake a corresponding safety award. 

Or you may simply want to mark your progress as you grow your safety awareness under the framework of a structured syllabus.

Which level award should I take?

We offer four safety awards, two of which are theoretical and the other two practical. If you’re unsure which course is appropriate for your level, feel free to get in touch.